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Jack Kevorkian Cyproflaxin vial used and part of his very last medication from December 2010

Given to him on 12/09/10 Dr. Kevorkian would pass away 6 months after

These important antibiotics where used for his kidneys and liver infection. Dr. Kevorkian had problems with his kidneys for years and numerous infections. He might have contracted Hepatitis C during dyalisis wich later caused him a Cancer of the liver.

This vial is part of his final antibiotic vial wich numer stated by family member and niece to be under 30 vials in existance.

There is a very good chance this vial was held and handled by Dr. Kevorkian and was beside him in his final moments.

Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian; (May 26, 1928 – June 3, 2011) was an American pathologistandeuthanasiaproponent. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He was often portrayed in the media with the name of "Dr. Death", though there was support for his cause,and he helped set the platform for refor. He famously said, "Dying is not a crime".

In 1999, Kevorkian was arrested and tried for his direct role in a case ofvoluntary euthanasia. He was convicted of second-degree murderand served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence. He was released on parole on June 1, 2007, on condition he would not offer advice nor participate nor be present in the act of any type of suicide involving euthanasia to any other person; as well as neither promote nor talk about the procedure of assisted suicide.

Kevorkian had struggled with kidney problems for years.He was diagnosed withliver cancer, which "may have been caused byhepatitis C," according to his longtime friend Neal Nicol.Kevorkian was hospitalized on May 18, 2011, with kidney problems andpneumonia.Kevorkian's condition grew rapidly worse and he died from athrombosison June 3, 2011, eight days after his 83rd birthday, atWilliam Beaumont HospitalinRoyal Oak, Michigan.According to his attorney, Mayer Morganroth, there were no artificial attempts to keep him alive and his death was painless.Kevorkian was buried in White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery in Troy, Michigan.